Oft have I mused, but now at length I find, Why those that die, men say they do depart.
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My true-love hath my heart, and I have his, By just exchange, one for the other given: I hold his dear, and mine he cannot miss, There never was a better bargain driven.
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The ingredients of health and long life, are great temperance, open air, easy labor, and little care.
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But words came halting forth, wanting Inventions stayInvention, Natures child, fled step-dame Studys blows...Biting my truant pen, beating myself for spite,Fool, said my Muse to me look in thy heart and write.
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In forming a judgment, lay your hearts void of foretaken opinions; else, whatsoever is done or said, will be measured by a wrong rule; like them who have jaundice, to whom everything appears yellow.
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To be ambitious of true honor, of the true glory and perfection of our natures, is the very principle and incentive of virtue.
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Let my whispering voice obtain Sweet reward for sharpest pain;
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Then farewell, world; thy uttermost I see; Eternal Love, maintain thy life in me.
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The only disadvantage of an honest heart is credulity.
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Fearfulness, contrary to all other vices, maketh a man think the better of another, the worse of himself.
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Commonly they must use their feet for defense whose only weapon is their tongue.
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Alexander received more bravery of mind by the pattern of Achilles, than by hearing the definition of fortitude.
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Night hath closed all in her cloak, Twinkling stars love-thoughts provoke,...
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Yea, worse than death: death parts both woe and joy: From joy I part, still living in annoy.
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A true knight is fuller of bravery in the midst, than in the beginning of danger.
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All is but lip-wisdom which wants experience.
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They are never alone that are accompanied with noble thoughts.
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No sword bites so fiercly as an evil tongue.
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